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The Patna-based NGO organized task force training from June 21 to 23 under the Global Programme project. The aim was to establish disaster response teams at the village level.

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay and one of the topmost consultors of Pope Francis urges everyone to become holy like Devasahayam, the new Indian saint.

A Cambodian bishop urged Catholics to be grateful to God for all the blessings they have received in life.

The president of the Federation of the Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) appealed to all to support the mission of Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), the Asian Bishops’ project to proclaim the Gospel to Asia.

Two Catholic priests from Asia are among those who are newly elected to the leadership team of the worldwide Society of St Paul, founded in Italy by Blessed James Alberione.

Pope Francis on Thursday has appointed Msgr. Ruben Labajo as auxiliary bishop of Cebu.

Pope Francis said Wednesday that Catholic marriage is a gift, not just a formality or rule.

Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi are the official patrons of the 10th World Meeting of Families taking place in Rome June 22-26.

The Catholic Institute of Philosophy (STFK) in Ledalero, Flores, Indonesia, has rebranded as the Institute of Philosophy and Creative Technology (IFTK).

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of Odisha, an eastern Indian state, on June 22 met Pope Francis in the Vatican.

A group of Khmer ethnic minorities has shown interest to embrace the Catholic faith in Cambodia.

Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has requested the Ministry of National Defence and relevant parties to consider the repatriation from Vietnam of the remains of 49 Cambodian National Salvation soldiers who have lost their lives in the cause of national liberation from the Pol Pot genocidal regime.

Through its 21 language services across Asia and an English website, RVA reached over one million Facebook followers on June 14, 2022.

Two Jesuits in Mexico, Latin America, were killed on June 20, 2022.

Pope Francis appointed Father Emmanuel Kanon Rozario, currently the vicar general of Rajshahi diocese, as the new bishop of Barisal Diocese in Bangladesh on June 21, 2022.

Monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people and at least 59 people dead, according to reports.

The International Model United Nations (IMUN) organized a conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, in conjunction with Atma Jaya Catholic University from June 16 to 18, 2022.

The Catholic Prison Ministry of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted some 50 participants at a spiritual retreat in Seremban from June 10 to 12, 2022.

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 24th meeting of the Episcopal Regional Liturgy Commission (ERLC) was a hybrid event, both in-person and virtual, from June 6 to 9, 2022.

Father Valentinus Saeng, CP, has been chosen by Pope Francis to replace Bishop Julius Menccucini, CP, as the new Bishop of the Sanggau Diocese in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.